This page assesses correlations between HIV program metrics and Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) across Malawi. It draws on data from 843 facilities across Malawi, including:

  1. Low CD4 counts (< 200 cells / mm3), measured at 161 facilities;
  2. High viral loads (> 1,000 copies / mL), measured at 769 facilities;
  3. Mortality rates among the ART treatment cohort, avaiable for 838 facilities; and
  4. Default rates among the ART treatment cohort, available 838 facilities.

Each of these metrics are explored in the sections below.

CD4 counts

CD4 counts are measured at 161 facilities with existing AHD services across Malawi.

The map below shows rates of low CD4 counts across health facilities with AHD services:


Viral load

The map below shows rates of high viral load across health facilities:

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between high viral load rates and low CD4 count rates across health facilities for which both measurements are available:


ART cohort mortality rate

The map below shows ART cohort mortality rates across health facilities:

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between ART cohort mortality rates and low CD4 count rates across health facilities for which both measurements are available:


ART cohort default rate

The map below shows ART cohort default rates across health facilities:

The scatterplot below shows the relationship between ART cohort treatment interruption rates and low CD4 count rates across health facilities for which both measurements are available:


Metrics by facility

The following table summarizes all metrics across the 843 health facilities with ART services across Malawi:

Created for the RESPOND Project, 2025.